The Central Crossing Comets will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Golden Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Crossing will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Central Crossing took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Groveport-Madison and snuck past 6-5.
Brody Estep was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Estep was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Elisha Jackson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Troy Collins was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lincoln had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Highland on Monday.
Central Crossing's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-19. As for Lincoln, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Central Crossing beat Lincoln 14-9 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Crossing since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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